04 - The Power and Perils of Statistics
2023-12-14
19th Century Industrial Nations
Demographics
Population
Industrial Output
Sample vs Population
Probability Theory
Gambling / Casinos
Meyer Lansky
Guinness
Student-t
There are three kinds of lies: …
… lies,
… damned lies,
… and statistics.
Post Hoc, Ergo Proptor Hoc
Pie Charts Considered Harmful
Lines
Points
Bars
Test / Train Datasets
Cross-Validation
Thank You
mcooney@describedata.com
https://kaybenleroll.github.io/data_workshops/talk_cirdas_master_202311/